SHANNON HAGEL

The world’s most popular diet in 2013, the Paleo craze hasn’t lost any steam. It has acquired quite the cult following from certain fitness groups, but don’t be fooled. The Paleo Diet was not created by CrossFit. So why is it so popular? And should you jump on the bandwagon? Well that depends 100% on what your health goals are. Part of the reason for so much confusion around nutrition is the assumption that there is one perfect diet out there. When in fact many of the di

Blood Sugar. You’ve probably heard this term more than a handful of times. Whether it was used by a doctor to describe diabetes medications, or by your roommate to explain why they fly off the handle whenever you “let your dishes soak” (by the way, your roommate is right. Nobody needs to soak their dishes for 5 days. We all need to live here, so clean up your dishes – Karen!) Blood sugar comes up in almost all nutrition discussions simply because it has a massive effect on

When we think of "vitamins," we know they're super-important for health. But vitamin D is special. It's difficult to get enough vitamin D; vitamin D is, therefore, a very common deficiency. Especially if you live far away from the equator (or all the way in the polar vortex like me)! So, let's talk about how much of this critical fat-soluble vitamin we need, and how you can get enough. The three ways to vitamin D are exposure to the sun, consuming vitamin D containing food, a

Stressed? Tired? Craving sugar? Can’t sleep? (*did you run out of hands to raise?*) All of these can be related to the constant stress we feel in our lives. We know that stress can kick our health and wellness right in the crotch. And, since your adrenal glands produce stress hormones, adrenal fatigue (or “HPA Axis Dysregulation,”) is a popular theme lately. Heck, I've mentioned in previous posts that this is something that I have been working on for years! Your adrenal gland